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The visitors hold them at the 5 and win a penalty. The ball is kicked into touch. FULL TIME

79

Penalty outside the 22 and they take it quickly. They rush inside the 22 and look towards the 5. Another penalty outside the 5 and they call for a scrum

78

The ball lost forward after the line-out and the hosts have a chance to pull it back

77

Montpellier win a penalty from the scrum and kick into touch around the mid field

76

The ball ran into the dead zone after Steyn is pressured chasing a grubber through the middle. 5 meter scrum for the hosts

75

The ball knocked on by the hosts just as they make it over the half way

74

Glasgow struggling to make it out of their own half

73

The ball knocked on after a line-out at the Glasgow 22. Scrum to the hosts

72

Scrum to the visitors around the mid field

71

The restart kick is taken to the half way by the away side and lost forward in contact

70

Steyn sets up for a kick at goal. He boots it and adds 3

68

Montpellier have a scrum after the initial scrum further along the 22. They win a penalty shortly after and set up for a kick at goal

67

Scrum reset

66

Scrum to the home team around their 22

65

They take the throw and form a maul. The maul breaks down and the referee says penalty to the hosts

64

The away team wins a penalty and they kick into touch at the 5

63

They build with some urgency now and end up gifting possession to the visitors. The ball is booted far forward

62

Line-out to the hosts at the away team 10

61

Glasgow lose out after the penalty. The away side look to build from their 10

60

Montpellier push to the 22 after the line-out but don't let go in the ruck and the hosts have a penalty at their 22

59

Glasgow with all the momentum now. They take the restart kick and run it to the 22 of the away team. The referee blows for offside after a throw and the ball is kicked into touch at the 10 of the hosts

58

Russell sends it wide

57

They run it along the line and Huw Jones takes it inside the 22 and offloads to Sarto who takes the final steps and pulls on back for the hosts

56

They make some good ground with the maul and then move it to center field. Glasgow with a timely turnover and they chip over the top looking for the break

55

Penalty to the visitors and the ball is kicked into touch at the 22 of the hosts

54

Scum to the hosts at their 22

53

The visitors move forward to the 10 of the hosts. The front line carrying it further it the 22 before losing it forward

52

Scrum reset

51

Glasgow turnover inside their half and look to break through the middle but lose it forward again. Scrum to the visitors at their 10

50

The ball moving around in the mid field. Both teams with some unforced errors. The ball knocked on by Russell and Montpellier have a scrum at the home team 10

49

Steyn adds the extras

48

The referee awards the TRY to Jacques du Plessis

47

They look for the maul but it goes no where this time around. They still have it at the 5 and Montpellier throw bodies at the ball as it goes over the line. The referee refers to the TMO

46

The referee says scrum to the away side and Montpellier win a penalty. They kick into touch at the 5

45

Glasgow have it after the throw and move it to their 10 on the opposite side of the field

44

They move it to the wing side and Nadolo shows his speed as he breaks for the try line. He is tackled into touch but at a cost to Price who is receiving medical treatment

43

Another scrum after the throw. This time to the visitors. They move it out the back and make their way into the home team half

42

Scrum to the hosts inside the 22 of Montpellier. The away side win it and clear into touch at the half way

41

The referee blows his whistle and the second half is underway

Half Time

40

The ball goes into touch and the referee ends the half. HALF TIME

39

The reset kick is taken and Glasgow press for a lead before half time

38

Jonny Gray sent to the sin bin for his obstruction in the maul

37

They maul and make a good amount of ground. The referee awards the visitors a penalty TRY

36

Glasgow give away another penalty and Montpellier kick into touch at the 5

35

The visitors win a penalty and kick into touch at the half way

34

Glasgow kick it deep and contest the ball inside the 22 of the visitors

33

Steyn secures the extras

32

They manage to break through a gap in their 18th phase and Galletier slides between the sticks to score a second TRY

31

Montpellier on the attack now. They make ground progressively

30

The ball is cleared and Montpellier have it after the throw, now at the 10

29

The ball is kicked into touch after a penalty to the visitors. Line-out at the 5 for Montpellier. The ball lost forward in contact. Scrum to the away hosts at their 5

28

The ball kicked into touch after the penalty. Glasgow still applying the pressure despite being one man down

27

Glasgow pressure after the scrum and push Montpellier to their 5. Turner with a tackle off the ball is awarded a yellow card for his efforts

26

Glasgow throw is skew and the away side have a scrum

25

The ball is kicked into touch around the away teams 22

24

The reset kick drives the Montpellier side forward. The away side looking for something to narrow the gap now. They give away a penalty inside the home team 10

23

Russell secures the extras

22

The hosts have it inside of the 5. The Montpellier side feeling the pressure. Russell gets it and offloads a smart ball to Turner who powers over the line to score a TRY

21

The ball is lost forward and the hosts have a scrum. They win a penalty and the ball is booted into touch

20

Glasgow take it to the 22 of the away side but are driven back

19

Scrum to Glasgow at their 10. Scrum reset

18

The ball being booted back and forth between the sides following the penalty

17

Scrum to the home team after play restarts. They take it and run along to their 10. The referee says high tackle and the ball is kicked but not into touch. It's booted back

16

They take the scrum and make a break through the mid field. In a matter of seconds they are inside the hosts 22 but the referee halts play for an injury

15

The ball lost forward inside the 22 of the away team. Scrum to the visitors

14

The reset kick is taken and the home team push the ball back then win a penalty. The ball is kicked into touch at the Montpellier 22

13

The conversion kick is secured by Russell

12

The ball goes into touch after the restart kick and Glasgow have a 5 meter throw. They look for the maul and make some ground then move it between the sticks where Sarto takes it and steps a few, falling over the line at the end. TRY

11

Frans Steyn puts a huge amount of swerve on it and sends it wide

9

The ball sent to Cruden outside the 22 and he rushes into space running towards touch.He offloads to Galletier who is tackled as he stumbles over the line. The referee refers to the TMO and awards the TRY

8

The ball moved to the opposite wing after the throw but is tackled into touch for a throw to the visitors. They take it and move inside the 10 quickly

7

They win a penalty from the scrum and kick into touch at the half way

6

Montpellier take it inside the 22 but the ball is lost forward and the hosts have a scrum

5

Scrum reset

4

The reset kick is taken and Glasgow knock on around their 22. Scrum to the away team

3

Finn Russell takes the kick and opens the scoring with 3 points

2

Glasgow win a penalty outside the 22 of the visitors

1

The ball being moved around the mid field changing hands between the teams as they look to get a test the boundaries early in the opening minutes

0

The referee sounds his whistle and the game is underway

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The players readying themselves to leave the locker rooms now

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Nemani Nadolo has beaten 20 defenders after just two games, nine more than any other player in the Champions Cup this season.

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Montpellier have lost their last nine games away from home, although they've secured a losing bonus point in three of their last four such games.

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The four previous meetings have seen 120 points scored in total, at an average of 30 per game.
Glasgow Warriors have lost their last three Champions Cup games, their worst run since losing seven consecutive matches from January 2012 to January 2013.

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Welcome to Scotscoun stadium, where Glasgow will take on Montpellier

Glasgow Warriors

Montpellier

START LINE UP

1
James Bhatti

2
George Turner

3
Zander Fagerson

4
Scott Cummings

5
Jonny Gray

6
Ryan Wilson

7
Matt Smith

8
Samuela Vunisa

9
Ali Price

10
Finn Russell

11
Tommy Seymour

12
Sam Johnson

13
Huw Jones

14
Leonardo Sarto

15
Ruaridh Jackson

RESERVES

16
James Malcolm

17
Alex Allan

18
Siua Halanukonuka

19
Kiran MsDonald

20
Chris Fusaro

21
George Horne

22
Peter Horne

23
Nikola Matawalu

START LINE UP

15
Jesse Mogg

14
Benjamin Fall

13
Frans Steyn

12
Jan Serfontein

11
Nemani Nadolo

10
Aaron Cruden

9
Enzo Sanga

8
Louis Picamoles

7
Julien Bardy

6
Kelian Galletier

5
Jacques du Plessis

4
Nico Janse van Rensburg

3
Johannes Jonker

2
Bismarck du Plessis

1
Mikheil Nariashvili

RESERVES

23
Henry Immelman

22
Gabriel Ngandebe

21
Benoit Paillaugue

20
Fulgence Ouedraogo

19
Konstantin Mikautadze

18
Mohamed Haouas

17
Gregory Fischten

16
Romain Ruffenach

Preview: Champions Cup, Round Three

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:24

EUROPEAN SPOTLIGHT: European heavyweights will be vying for supremacy when the Champions Cup returns with the top two clubs in each pool kicking off the key back-to-back fixtures.

In a repeat of last season's compelling final, holders Saracens put their 20-match unbeaten run in the competition to the test against ASM Clermont Auvergne at Allianz Park.

Alex Goode scored the match-clinching try back in May at BT Murrayfield Stadium and is in line for his 50th appearance in the European Cup if selected for Sunday's Pool 2 encounter.

There are two other fixtures between former competition winners as three-time champions RC Toulon entertain 1998 winners Bath Rugby while Munster Rugby face Leicester Tigers for the ninth time.

Glasgow Warriors will welcome some familiar faces at Scotstoun against Montpellier on Friday. The visitors' Head Coach, Vern Cotter, and Forwards Coach, Nathan Hines, performed the same roles for Scotland last season.

Other key points ahead of Round Three:

* As they look to steal a march on Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs in Pool Three, Leinster Rugby know that a win at Sandy Park will be their 100th in the competition.

* La Rochelle have enjoyed life in European club rugby's blue riband competition thus far, having won both matches in their debut season with a points haul of 75 eclipsed only by Saracens. They play host to a Wasps side hoping to build on their impressive Round Two win over Harlequins.

We look at all the Round Three action!

Friday, December 8

Pool Three

Glasgow v Montpellier(Scotstoun Stadium -Kick-off: 19.45, 19.45 GMT)

The four previous meetings have seen 120 points scored in total, at an average of 30 per game.

Glasgow Warriors have lost their last three Champions Cup games, their worst run since losing seven consecutive matches from January 2012 to January 2013.

Montpellier have lost their last nine games away from home, although they've secured a losing bonus point in three of their last four such games.

Nemani Nadolo has beaten 20 defenders after just two games, nine more than any other player in the Champions Cup this season.

Toulon have been securing some close matches in Round one their walked away with a narrow 21-20 win over Scarlets, while ROund Two saw them bagged 30-29 away win against Benetton.

Bath have been in a more comfortable position. The English Premiership side scored a 23-0 win over Benetton in Round two, while Scarlets proved to be a challenge but in the end, Bath made sure they take an 18-13 win home.

However, the Premiership side do not have a great record against Toulon.

The two sides have played two matches, which went in favour of Toulon.

Munster and Leicester Tigers, arch-rivals in Europe, will clash for the ninth and tenth times in the back-to-back fixtures with Leicester currently ahead in the bragging rights by five wins to Munster’s three.

This is the third season in a row that the sides have met in the pool stage, with Leicester winning three of the previous four meetings between the clubs.

The Tigers are the only side to travel to Munster and win more than once, having done so in both 2006/07 and 2015/16.

But Munster claimed the bragging rights last season as they beat Leicester 38-0 at Thomond Park – the Tigers’ second-heaviest defeat in Europe.

The Tigers’ attacking threat this season in a pool that also includes Castres and Racing 92 has been clear to see.

No side in Europe has gained more metres than their 502 with ball in hand while Mathew Tait has been the creative fulcrum with three try assists already.

After a storming six-match winning run in the league, Matt O’Connor’s side have just ever so slightly gone off the boil and two losses on the spin have dropped them to sixth in the Premiership.

They did however claim a losing bonus point at Racing 92 and a four-try bonus point in routing Castres at Welford Road to sit narrowly top of the pool as it stands.

Arguably the most enticing of all the clashes in Europe this season, two in-form sides clash at Sandy Park on Sunday.

The Chiefs are making an impressive defence of their maiden Premiership crown – sitting top of the table and eight points clear this time around.

In Europe they are also breaking new ground, never before had they kicked off a campaign with two wins from two.

They battled hard to down Glasgow Warriors at Sandy Park before an incredible late win in Montpellier in round two.

Leinster are in fine form themselves but they will need to be prepared to put in a serious shift in defence.

Despite having the lowest ruck success rate (95%), the Chiefs have enjoyed the longest time in possession this season, holding onto the ball for 21 minutes and 15 seconds on average.

Gareth Steenson meanwhile needs six points to reach 200 for the tournament as the Chiefs chase a third win in a row in Europe for the first time in the club’s history.

Keep an eye out also for the battle of the hookers– Jack Yeandle has made more successful lineout throws than any other No.2 (25/28) but Sean Cronin’s 100% success rate (14/14) is the best in the competition.

Montpellier keep Champions Cup hopes alive

CHAMPIONS CUP REPORT: Montpellier kept their hopes of qualifying for the knock stages alive when they bagged a crucial 29-22 bonus-point win against Glasgow Warriors in Glasgow on Friday.

Flank Kelian Galletier chalked up a brace of tries and lock Jacques du Plessis also made the scoresheet, with a penalty try ensuring the Top 14 side took a bonus point, moving them level on points with Exeter Chiefs, who face Leinster on Sunday, in Pool Three.

The defeat means Glasgow Warriors, quarterfinalists last season, have now lost all three of their European fixtures and almost ensures their exit at the Pool stage, while Montpellier's hopes of making the next round of competition have been boosted.

Finn Russell broke the deadlock with a penalty for Glasgow Warriors, but Galletier crossed in the first try of the match on 10 minutes after a delightful wide pass from All Black flyhalf Aaron Cruden.

Wing Leonardo Sarto and hooker George Turner both scored to put the hosts in front as they were roared on by the Scotstoun faithful, only for Galletier to double his tally after Turner was sent to the sin bin and the scores were 17-19 in favour of the French side come half-time after referee Matthew Carley awarded a penalty try in favour of Montpellier, with Jonny Gray picking up a second Glasgow yellow card.

Du Plessis opened the second half scoring eight minutes in, with Francois Steyn adding the extras before Sarto doubled his tally as Glasgow rallied, but a missed conversion left the door open for Montpellier, who rounded off the victory with a penalty via the boot of centre Steyn.